comics (graphic works)

"Percy Fawcett was a mapmaker and an adventurer. In the early 1900s, he spent years mapping out the jungles of South America. Fawcett became obsessed with the idea of a lost city of gold hidden deep in the jungle. At the age of 57, Fawcett, his 21-year-old son Jack, and Jack's friend Raleigh Rimell left on a quest to find the Lost City of Z. The three men were never heard from again. Untangle the clues they left behind"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1921, Inupiat seamstress Ada Blackjack joined a a group of four white men who wanted to establish a trading post on Wrangel Island in the freezing Arctic Ocean. The explorers were stranded on the island when their return ship was forced to turn back due to ice. Facing harsh conditions and dwindling food supplies, the men died one by one, but Ada remained. Find out how she alone managed to survive the disastrous expedition"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1910, Sir Robert Falcon Scott led a team of Englishmen racing to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Amidst frigid temperatures and raging winds, Scott and four others made it to the pole only to find that another team had gotten there first. Low on morale and facing ever-plunging temperatures, the trek home would prove a harrowing task. Find out if Scott and his men ever made it back home from their frigid adventure"--Provided by publisher.

A comic biography of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt.

Chronicles the life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara in graphic novel format from his birth in 1927, and also details his family and childhood, his education, the "motorcycle diaries," his work with leprosy, his involvement in guerilla warfare in the Cuban Revolution, and more.

"[A] . . . graphic biography of Paul Robeson . . . [that] charts Robeson's career as a singer, actor, scholar, athlete, and activist who achieved global fame. Through his films, concerts, and records, he became a potent symbol representing the promise of a multicultural, multiracial American democracy at a time when, despite his stardom, he was denied personal access to his many audiences. Robeson was a major figure in the rise of anti-colonialism in Africa and elsewhere, and a tireless campaigner for internationalism, peace, and human rights. Later in life, he embraced the civil rights and antiwar movements with the hope that new generations would attain his ideals of a peaceful and abundant world"--Provided by publisher.

"[This book] has helped college students address this fundamental issue in the form of a short, humorous graphic guide. It explains how information is organized, both on the open web and in library resources, and how to navigate those sources to find good, trustworthy answers. But the information landscape has changed dramatically in just a few years, and this revised edition explores new questions about who has access to information and about algorithmic bias in how search engines present results. The book also covers online misinformation and offers simple strategies for fact-checking websites. In addition to this expanded topical coverage, this . . . edition includes revised critical thinking exercises in every chapter to help students feel more engaged in improving the information landscape"--Provided by publisher.

Part one of a memoir about Vladek Spiegleman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and about his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father, his story, and with history itself. Cartoon format portrays Jews as mice and Nazis as cats.

"Look out, below! Whether he's playing football, howling for his dinner, or writing on his typewriter, Snoopy always makes a splash. Along the way, his brother Marbles pays a visit, Sally goes to beanbag camp, Marcy is recruited for the school safety patrol, and Charlie Brown hopes his baseball team can finally win a game--or at least avoid getting rained on while they lose. Dive in and join the Peanuts gang in this thrilling collection of comics selected especially for young readers"--Provided by publisher.

Collection of comics starring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and friends.